A car bomb ripped through a market district Wednesday in southern Iraq, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The explosives-laden car was parked in the center of the commercial area in the town of Bathaa when it blew up about 9 a.m., according to the officials. The officials said at least 30 people were wounded, Associated Press reported. The town is near Nasiriyah, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad.
